Areej El-Jawahri, MD, on A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care
2017 Palliative Care in Oncology SymposiumAreej El-Jawahri, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses a video tool that helps overcome communication barriers so that patients can make more informed decisions for end-of-life care and their preferences are respected.
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